Bags are in and still not low enough

[budget mike]

So I installed suicidedoors front air bag set up and I'm sitting almost as high as with cut springs. The font is all stock except the bags, so is the next step droped spindles or is there something else I can do to get it a little lower. Here is a photo with all the air out. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[stevencvn72]

Cutting down your lower bag cups would get you another inch or so (do a search to see how much to cut). Next step would be spindles.

[tubbedII]

If you have room in the lower cups to cut them down a little, you ca do that. Dropped spindles will def. help.

After that, tubular lowers/cupped lowers will get you down a little farther...if you still want more, you have to look into x-mbr mods or a dropmember.

[blime81]

You need spindles. You can cut the SD lower cups down a bit as the set I had measured almost 2.5 inches. You can also ditch the cups and cup your LCAs. All this works great but what you need are drop spindles.

[budget mike]

Thanks for the speedy response guys. I figured I would have to go with the spindles soon enough any ways. Do any of you know the best place to get spindles and do you know if they make droped ones for the drum brake front end or do I "get" to do a disc swap as well.

[tubbedII]

Originally Posted by budget mike

Thanks for the speedy response guys. I figured I would have to go with the spindles soon enough any ways. Do any of you know the best place to get spindles and do you know if they make droped ones for the drum brake front end or do I "get" to do a disc swap as well.

This question's been answered already, but in looking at your pics, you might need new wheels in the front if you don't go with modular spindles. It looks like your fronts are pretty close to the fenders as is, and with a regular drop spindle/disc set up, it could push them out to where they won't tuck. Just something to consider when looking at the price difference between the modulars and other set ups if it really is an issue.

[1LoC10]

you have to go to disc

[Hottrucks]

all I'm going to say is check my build and follow the measurements...My X is 2" from the ground at full drop but keep in mind your going to have to ditch your wheel wells...any more drop than what I have will open up a PILE of other issues ....like hood hindges...cutting the inner fender support and good bye sway bar!!

[blime81]

I'm running the CPP modular spindles. They don't push your front track out like all the other drop spindles do. They are also setup to run the 73+ bearings, ball joints etc, and yep you'll be the proud owner of new disc brakes too!

SD upper plates, 2600 bags and CPP tube LCAs. Still have a sway bar but no inner fenders. Really I just couldn't resist the tube arms but cupping the stockers would have got me the same.

Thats about as low as you can go up front short of a dropmember, sectioned crossmember or Z-ing the frame.

[68custom396]

I agree with everything everyone has said! Just wanted to suggest running a lower profile tire. Looks like u have a lot of side wall all the way around

[budget mike]

Yeah, these tires are balloons, they are a 255 70r 16's. Any suggestions on what size to run on these things. I would like to keep a little side wall between me and the road. Thanks for all the great ideas.

[Irishpilot]

I'm running 255 55R17s with 2.5" drop spindles. I didn't touch the cups. The front lays on the stock cross-member. The rears isn't c-notched, so it doesn't lay frame. Here's what it looks like with no air.

[69sixpackbee]

Honda or Prius wheels
That'll get ya on the pavement.

[budget mike]

Wow, that thing sits pretty low. I dont realy need to lay frame but if droped spindles and smaller tires will get me that low than sounds good to me.

[Hottrucks]

like I said mike all the info you need is in my build the secret to using stock parts and dropping these as low as they will go without major mods is a 29" tall tire.....

any more than that will require other mods to the body

IP nice truck by the way and my truck is c notched 2 1/2" and it lays the center chunk on the bed floor and a 29" tall tire just touchs the top of the bed tub